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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2:30, 6.19, 7 16 & 9.20 p.m.

A THRILL PICTURE SUCH AS YOU GET ONOE IN A LIFETIME.

THIS PICTURE GIVES A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF

MANAGUA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE LAST WEEK.

Columbia Pictures

A THRILLING

DRAMA:FLOVE ADVENTURE!

JACK HOLT LILA LEE RALPH GRAVES and an All-Star supporting cast

A BEAUTIFUL

love tale un. folded against h arries of unbe Blevable' air feats by seasoned dura devil pilotel A picture of breath. taking calibrat The classic of the screen's air dramas. MADE WITH THE COOPENA. TION OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

O FRANKE A CAPRA production

ROMANCE, ADVENTURE, LAUGHTER, TEARS, SUSPENSE, AND A COLOURFUL AUTHENTIC

BACKGROUND.

COMING SOON

A 1931 PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION

At last! The talking screen has found a second GRETA GARBO in MARLENE DIETRICH The new German screen beauty who is the rage of

two continents in He barled himself allye in the Forelga Legion to forget womn- en like herl

She Gives Love a Start-

ling Signifi cancel

MOROCCO

GARY COOPER MARLENE DIETRICH ADOLPHE MENJOU

a. Paramount Picture

Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre (Tel.~25720);

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"SAY IT WITH SONGS,"

One of the most beautiful songa in Al Jolson's third picture, Warner Bros. Vitaphone picture..

Sny It With Songs," now at thei Queen's Theatre, is called "Birdies Sing in Cages, Why Can't You 7" Behind it is the story of a man named Chapin, once the editor of

New York paper, later, convicted

of murder and sentenced to life"im prisonment in Sing Sing. He in- troduced earnàries and other song birds into the famous prison and transformed some ugly stretches into flower gardens during his long term. He is, incidentally, the man, about whom Irvin Cobb wrote a short story which he published under the name,." The Man Who Made a Garden on the Road to Heli."

da

"SEA BAT."

Some idea of the wide variety of talent required for the making of motion pictures may be obtained from a perusal of the company recently returned from a location trip to Mazatlan, Mexico, where Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's marine picture, "The Sea Bat," showing on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre, was filmed.

.

In a compray of 2 persutis, 21 different lines of work were repre sented. Included were:-Actors, electricians, carpenters, painters, writers, make-up experts, DUTSES, divers. doctors, wailors, cooks,

property men, enteramen, sound Lechnicians taboratory chcinists, stili photographers, Spanish inter- preters, stenographers and account. ants, to say nothing of the work of directing for which Wesley Ruggles was responsible.

The cast included.- Raquel Tor-" rea, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther,

George F. Marion, John Miljan,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1931.

THEATRE KING'S

HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

Imagine GARY COOPER

two

as the he-man hero of a mighty

drama! With outdoor lovely leading women Kay Johnson, Betty Compson,

-THE

SPOILERS

by REX BEACH Filmed on a spectacular scale in all its giant strength and splendour. With a dynamic fight climax you ll never forget.

A Paramount Picture

Edwin CAREWE production,

SHOWING TO-DAY

Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,30

PRICES

Loge Sents

Dress Circle

Back Stalls

Front Stalls

Including Tax.

$2.20 ...$1.70 ...$1.10 .50

Booking at the THEATRE Only.

PHONE: 25313.

25330.

Patrons are requested to call for Reserved Seats, 15 minutes before the show-No Reserva- tion can be guaranteed after that hour.

Horis Karloff, Gibson Gowland, MARRIAGE LAW IN 4,000 BANDITS IN RAID.

Edmund Breese, Mathilde Comont and Mock Swain.

CENTRAL THEATRE.

ITALY.

PAPAL ENCYCLICAL AND STATE.

HEAVY PUNISHMENT FOR INFIDELITY.

(0.

TOWN SOUTH OF WUCHANG PLUNDERED.

Haakow, March 31.-Rofugees arriving here to-day reported that

PUZZLE FOR BERLIN POLICE.

CLUES LEADING TO SUICIDE PACT ON A HOAX.

to.

Berlin, March. 3.The Berlin on Sunday the town of Chinniu-police are puzzled to-day as chen, south of Wachang, was plun- whether a boxwood box found by dored by a group of bandits 4,000a street scavenger under a bowler hat on steps lending down to the Spree contains the clue to a suicide pact or to a remarkable hoax.'

strong.

The plundered town, one of the most important Wachang commer- cial centres, suffered considerable

damage in the bandit raid, accord ing to the refugees.

So sudden was the attack that those who arrived here had but little time to gather a few of their helongings before they fled.

The Ander of the box last no

time in taking it to the police, for a message written on an envelope laid on top of the hat had inform- ed him that the finder on taking the box, to the police would become the writer's legates for £50.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY 2.B.W. ON 335 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.--Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programmo. 13,30 p.m.-European programme.

4 p.m.-Weather report, local time. 1.30 p.m.-Rugby-Press news,

pm.-Close down,

6 to 8 p.m.-European programmé of Columbia records supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

0 to 0.30 p.m.-

Variety,

Orchestral-That's My Wenk

acas Now."Paul Whiteman , and his Orchestra. Orchestra Wa Da Da."--Paul. Whiteinan and his Rhythum

Boys.

Banjo Sola Butterßngers."-

Len Fillis.

Song- Twelve and a Tanner a

Battle."Will Fyfe,

Comedy Sketch-Mr. 'Iggins' at A Night Club.-Fred and George Buck. Laughing Song You've Got to

Laugh."--Charles Jolly.

1.

Chorus "What's the Matter with P.C. Brown -The Metropoli. tan Police Minstrels with Urch. 0.30 to 6.57 pan-

Operatic.

"Carmen" Selections (Bizel).—

The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra.

"Martha "Selections (Flotow).—

Prince's Orel,

The Barber of Seville "-Over- ture (Rossini).B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Oreb.

7 p.m.-Stock quotations. 6.67 to 7.25 p.m.---

Violin Solo Cavating" (Ra),

—Arthur Catterall, Violin Solo Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor" (Brahms. Joachim).-Arthur Catterall.

Organ Solo-Fugae, Alla Gigue" (Bach).---Herbert Wal-

ton.

Vocal Duet "Come Silver Moon" (Dowdon and Beely).-Dora Labotte and Hubert Eisdell with Squire's Octettę, Vocal Dust” Loves

Dream" (Dowdon-Liszt-Besley). --- Dora Labette and Hubert · Eisdell with Squire's Octette, Octat-" On Wings of Song " (Mendelssohn, arr, Bear).-J. II. Squire Celeste Octatic. 7.25 to 7.37 p.m.- .

Orchestral.

William Tell Overture" [ROA- sini).-New Queen's Hall Orch. Till's Merry Pranks" (Strauss). --Brussels Royal Conserva- toire's Orch.

"Ballet

Egyptien (Luiginí).— Symphony Orch, of Paris, - 7.37 to 8 pm),

The Merry Widow "Waltz- Paul Whiteman and his Orch "The Beggars Opera "-Belections. II.M. The Reg. Band of Grenadier Guards.

· FLIGHT."

Lila Lee, who plays the leading feminino role in "Flight," the Columbia all-talking aviation film

Rome. An examination of the coming to the Central Theatre to-

recent encyclical on marriage and day, entered the theatrical pro some of the provisions of the new fession accidentally at the very penal 'Italian code which goes into early age of tour.

It happened force next July shows that the when her parents were entertain-Italian state is in agreement with- ing Gus Edwards at a dinner. Ed-the Popo's pronouncements wards was putting on a new show matrimonial and sex questions in and needed a little girl for an immany respocta. portant mille. He suggested Lila Birth control propaganda, whe

The refugees declared that the The mysterious casket on being for the part. After a little coax-ther in the form of books, pamph invading bandits were armed with opened revealed twelve small nap. ing.. Mrs. Lee consented.

lets or lectures, is prohibited under

long spears. They went from house kins, two photos of Signor Musso- Lile remained with the show for the new code. The sale of con-

to house committing atrocities | lini, and a letter in & feminine hand eight years. It proved a wonder-traceptives in technically forbidden, ful training school for her. She and, in fact, neo-malthusianism in while others of their band armed which bogan Passionately beloved with guns and swords, surrounded Baron" and went on to state that played in practically every notable all its forms in banged.

the proposed marriage, was impos-. theatro throughout the United The punishments against marital

Wealthy residents and shop keep-|sible owing to the disapproval of States. She was thirteen years old infidelity are not only maintained

ers were forced to surrender their the writer's family. The signature when she left Gus Edwards to be but increased in rigour. Under the

"A.SH come & motion picture actress. She law as it stands at present, a hus-possessions to the bandite, Cash,

The other letter that had been was given a five years contract, by band or wife can be arrested for stocks and even the furníchings of Famous Players immediately after adultery if surprised in incriminat.homes are reported to have been placed on top of the hat seemed to he in a man's bandwriting, sup the studio oficials had seen her firsting circumstances by the police: carried off by the brigands..

According to the refugees the posedly the Baron's, and contained The wife or husband of the guilty- When Lila finished her contract party must, however, invoke the in-bandits made a careful inventory will try which, besides the finder's with Famous Players, she retura-tervention of the police, who cannot of the loot they carried off from £30, 12,000 dollars was left to ed to the legitimate stage for a at present set on their own initia the town. The bandits appeared to twelve girls in needy circumstances short time, playing in "The Bride tive. Both guilty wife or husband te well organized and soli disciput of respectable character, aged DR. C. C. WU AND AMERICAN Retires" and other successen. Bine and the third party are liable to

screen test,

imprisonment up to six months.

the town.

lined,

WAS

between 17 and 18. --

"Les Cloches De Cornville"-Vocal gems.-Columbin Light Opera Company.

8 p.m.-Weather report, local time,

cle.

6.03 to 11.30 p.m.-Ko Shing Then-

tre relay.

11.30 p.m.-Close down.

NATIONALIST WAVE SWEEPING CHINA.

IDEAS.

The name of a Dresden lawyer she returned to the films, she has

was given, to whom application was Hartford, March 96.--The Nations. appeared in innumerable outstand

Increased Police Powers.

though, differing from the precepts to be raide. The two lawyers of list movement in sweeping China ing productions The most recent

Under the now penal code the of the encyclical, abortions are that name in Dresden were immedi. "like an irresistable wave," Dr.

communicated with,

but Wu Chao-shu, the Chinese Minister Ones" pro Queen of the Night

~maximum penalty will be increased permitted for curative or thera ately.

absalute Beither know anything about the United States declared here and Stroot" Clubs, Dark

It has also been proposed to include Prutio purposes where "Drag." In "Flight" elic appears in the new code a provision em-

necessity is proved after the opinA.S." or any fortune of 12,000 to-day. It is largely Americas- inspired, the diplomat said.------- uns of several doctors have been dollars.

In his address before a gathering. with Jack Holt and Ralph Graves powering the police to act merely heard. It is interesting to note that It has been suggested that the

a put-up filmet the Young Men's Christian As Frank R. Capra directed.

un information received, but it is the new penal code considers pro- whole thing was

sociation Dr. Wu oited the influence of Abrahasa Lincoln on the late not yét certain whether this auth-curad abortions as offences not advertisement.

against the person, but against the

Dr. Sun Yat-san. arity will finally be given the police race, that is against the state or when the new code is enforced in July,

HONG KONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

-

"American ideas," said Dr. Wu,

nation, as impairing the supply of IF YOU GET INDIGESTION entering China in a great in.

the now gencration.

Agreement in Principle.

flatulencs or "feelings of ful-flux and they are finding a ready The precepts of the Pope's co-ness" after, eating it is almost acceptance....

"This is due to the fundamental cyclical and the principles of the certain to be due to excess stomach

Three years imprisonment under the new code may be given anyone who knowingly communicates demographic campaiga instituted by acid. To neutralise this harmful Democratic likeness of the people. venereal disento to another, and the Nr. Mussolini for the creation of acid and got quick relief, take half of China and America. They are a strong and numerous population a teaspoonful of Bisurated' Mag-similar in their humour and in the DONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S | provision includes husbands and are closely aligned.

desia, Not only will all pain in absence of religious intolerance... LOCAL NEWS,

visca.

With regard to the sterilization mediately cease, but Biurated' Illegal operations are severely of the unfit, the rulings of the penal Magnesin will prevent your diges punished under the Dow code, cidd and the words of the Pope tivo trouble getting worse and expressed-in-the-encylict-ara-in making your life anisory. Recom Continued on neef Column.)====| accord in condemning the practice.mended by Doctors the world over,

Lad Paper to send Home

"China, is not afraid of Amori canism. She desires to absorb its suitable and useful qualities that they may be grafted on her ova eivilization."---- own

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